Quinces — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Quinces — Area harvested was 4,659 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quinces — area harvested in Northern Africa is 4,659 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 7,917 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1967.
That places Northern Africa 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 ha | — |
| 1962 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 150 ha | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 120 ha | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 130 ha | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 160 ha | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 270 ha | +68.8% |
| 1971 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 371 ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 420 ha | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 650 ha | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 770 ha | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 550 ha | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 780 ha | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 830 ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2,030 ha | +144.6% |
| 1986 | 2,100 ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2,150 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2,650 ha | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 2,620 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 2,709 ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2,702 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,804 ha | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3,203 ha | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 3,113 ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,763 ha | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 4,003 ha | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 3,823 ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,864 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,024 ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 4,094 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 4,274 ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4,184 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4,274 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4,832 ha | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 5,263 ha | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5,367 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5,919 ha | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 6,044 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6,084 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7,443 ha | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 7,511 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6,698 ha | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 6,763 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5,716 ha | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 5,858 ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7,917 ha | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 7,190 ha | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 6,504 ha | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 5,578 ha | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 5,433 ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,812 ha | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 4,577 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 5,072 ha | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 4,659 ha | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.44 ha | 120 ha | 220 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 395.1 ha | 270 ha | 650 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,503 ha | 550 ha | 2,650 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,301 ha | 2,702 ha | 4,024 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,034 ha | 4,094 ha | 6,084 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,718 ha | 5,578 ha | 7,917 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,911 ha | 4,577 ha | 5,433 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is quinces — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Quinces — area harvested in Northern Africa was 4,659 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,917 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1967.
- How does Northern Africa rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Quinces — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.